Andrea Cooley Creative Services

Today over my lunch break I walked to the new downtown library in Des Moines. It was a sunny beautiful day, despite a little construction noise in the background (not too much has changed here). I have always loved libraries. There is something so satisfying about walking into a building full of books that you [...]

Adam and I are reading the Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman and going through it with some other young married couples. I had heard people talk about their love languages before (they are: Physical Touch, Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Acts of Service and Gifts), but I had never considered what mine was. After [...]

Sometimes I hit a creative rut and find myself wishing my job were less creative and more cut and dry, but then I find quotes like this and remember why I love what I do.
“The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, [...]

I am reading John Steinbeck’s epic East of Eden. I wanted to feel like I was in an English class again, so if anyone wants to discuss the themes with me and contemplate the Biblical references I’d love it. Here’s a quote to ponder. The story takes place in the early 1900s and this quote [...]

I guess every day in my life has magazines in it in some shape or form, whether I’m at work (where I’m a magazine editor), browsing the headlines in the check out lanes or reading one of the 5 magazines I currently subscribe to. But for me, one of my favorite magazine days is when [...]